Played podcast episodes not being removed after update to 18.4

After updating IOS 18.4 the Apple Podcasts app is not removing played episodes. In Podcasts settings I have the "Remove Played Episodes" selected and this has always worked in the past.


Since this update, I now have to manually remove played episodes

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Apr 19, 2025 05:34 AM

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Posted on May 29, 2025 06:17 AM

I’m still having this issue with iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5. My Mac is not on so I can’t speak to whether it is a problem there. It is not a problem on WatchOS 11.5.

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Played podcast episodes not being removed after update to 18.4

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